Monday, May 12, 2025
UMGCCC Researchers Share New Findings on Link Between Lifetime Alcohol Use and Colorectal Cancer and More at AACR 2025
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) researchers, who are on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, presented findings at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in Chicago last month.
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
In First-of-Its-Kind Surgery, Rare Spinal Tumor Removed Through Patient’s Eye Socket at University of Maryland Medical Center
In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman – through her eye socket (orbit).
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
UM Medical Alumni Association Honors Maurice Reid ‘99 and Diana Rickard ‘05
The Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland, Inc. (MAA) honored two outstanding physicians, Maurice N. Reid, MD, ’99 and Diana G. Rickard, MD, '05, for their transformative impacts in medicine at the 150th Harry & Vivian Kramer Awards Luncheon & Business Meeting on May 2.
Monday, April 28, 2025
New Innovation Alliance Aims to Drive New Med Tech Ventures In Region
and investors together with physician-scientists, surgeons, and medical technologists promises to launch the Baltimore region as a major national hub for new biomedical ventures and start-up companies. The initiative, called the “Innovation Alliance,” leverages the region's national and international leadership in biomedical research and technology to attract venture capital, foster startups, drive economic growth, and ultimately bring to market new treatments, cures, and technologies that will directly improve lives.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
While AI Could Be the Game Changer in Predicting Health Outcomes It Should Not Be the Only Method
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), predictive medicine is becoming an important part of healthcare, especially in cancer treatment. Predictive medicine uses algorithms and data to help doctors understand how a cancer might continue to grow or react to specific drugs—making it easier to target precision treatment for individual patients.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Faculty Address Future of Federal Research Funding in National Media Panel
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore addressed members of the media on Thursday, April 3 to discuss ongoing impacts of cuts to federally funded medical research and the future of academic medicine. From the potential of GLP-1 antagonists, like Ozempic, in addiction medicine to blood tests for early cancer diagnosis, researchers provided reporters an inside look at how lifesaving interventions could be hampered by the loss of federal funding.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Largest Genome-Wide Association Study Uncovers New Drug Targets and Potential Therapies for Osteoarthritis
About one in five American adults have osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No treatment, however, exists to target the disease itself only to help patients manage symptoms like joint pain, stiffness and mobility issues. In an effort to learn more about the genetic underpinnings of the condition –which is expected to afflict 1 billion people worldwide by 2050 – a team of international researchers conducted the largest genome-wide association study ever performed on osteoarthritis.
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Unite for Hope: Maryland Half Marathon & 5K Calls on Runners and Walkers to Fuel Cancer Research
Marking its 17th year, the Maryland Half Marathon & 5K returns to the Maple Lawn community in Howard County on Saturday, June 7, 2025. This signature event empowers runners, walkers, and fundraisers to join forces against cancer, driving critical support for the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC). Since 2009, the Maryland Half Marathon & 5K has raised over $6 million, fueling groundbreaking research and compassionate patient care.
Friday, April 04, 2025
Here’s to New Beginnings: UM School of Medicine Celebrates Match Day
Fourth-year medical students had a suspenseful day on Friday, March 21, as they gathered with family, faculty and staff to learn where they are headed off to residency in the annual ritual known as “Match Day”. Consistent with previous years, the 132 graduating seniors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) had extremely high success with a 98 percent match rate.
Thursday, April 03, 2025
$12.75M MPower Grant to Spur Biomedical Tech Advances at 4MLK
A new five-year, $12.75 million grant from the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) aims to accelerate breakthroughs in biomedical technology and innovations through a collaboration between the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).